DNA / Paternity Testing Services

Our DNA Testing laboratory is part of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM).  We have been in existence since 1989  and have extensive experience in the field of forensic DNA technologies and DNA profiling.  We  provide a wide range of forensic medical and scientific services including Paternity Testing for the general public.  

Occasionally, families of deceased persons are asked to provide a DNA sample to help in the identification of a family member. This will normally happen if the deceased person is unable to be visually identified by their family. DNA testing of a deceased family member may also be necessary to prove paternity in cases involving Transport Accident Commission claims, Birth, Deaths and Marriages registrations and immigration matters.

Our laboratory is fully accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), Australia.

You can download our Paternity Testing Application Forms here.

	DNA Paternity Testing		Who is the father? A DNA testing service to determine who the father is of a particular child. We do testing for the general public, child support cases, TAC cases, immigration matters and for any other situation that requires it.
	Immigration Matters		DNA testing for use in immigration matters can help to determine family relationships
	Sibling Testing		Are we siblings? A test to determine if two people have the same parents.
	Twins Testing		Are they/we identical twins? A test to determine the likelihood of twins being monozygotic (identical) or dizygotic (non-identical).
	Pre-natal Paternity Testing		It is possible to obtain a sample from an unborn child for the purpose of paternity testing before the child is born.
	Deceased Individuals		We can assist in obtaining samples from deceased individuals to be used in any of our testing services mentioned above.
	Identification of Human Remains		Our main role at the VIFM is the identification of deceased persons that come through the mortuary who can not be visually identified by their family.
	Ethical Issues		DNA paternity testing often creates ethical issues for those doing the testing. This page discusses some of those issues and our response to them.
	Scientific Basis of DNA Testing		This page describes the scientific details of exactly how this sort of testing works.
	Staff Information		A description of the make up of the laboratory and the different roles our staff are involved in.
	Students and Research		A description of our current and past research projects and some information for potential students.
	Contact Us		Contact details for the Molecular Biology Laboratory